Red Moon Project: Prologue

Conceptual Game Design Document · Portfolio Case
Role: Game Designer / Unreal Engine Generalist
Author: Dmytro Vyhivskyi (@RikudoSmpai)
Documents authored July 2025

Disclaimer: These are Conceptual GDDs (not full production docs).
The documents present the core concepts, loops, and vision for a psychological sci-fi horror game made as a real test assignment. Both versions are available for view-only online (Nextcloud Web Viewer):
Русский GDD (Russian, Markdown, Nextcloud) English GDD (Markdown, Nextcloud)
Full tech and narrative documentation samples available upon request.

Project Summary

Genre: Psychological sci-fi horror, narrative adventure
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
Gameplay Time: 45–90 min prologue; ~12–13 week dev window

Docs created: July 2025
Logline: When an engineer arrives at a silent station, the “safety” he expects slowly collapses into escalating horror and reality-bending events.
Core premise: Red Moon Project: Prologue — a short, psychological horror where routine fades into paranoid dread. Everything that seems corporate-safe at the start becomes terrifying by the finale.

Main Features

Immersive first-person exploration, evolving from normalcy into chaos
Story-driven progression — audio logs, fragmented records, layered environmental storytelling
Upgradeable holo-tablet: inventory, logs, map, hacking minigames (unlocked via workbench)
Scripted “glitch horror” escalation, post-effects, and subjective reality shifts
Compact cast (AI companion only), looping spaces, minimal combat — tension over violence

Narrative Structure (Short version)

Arrival: Calm, safe onboarding with gentle glitches, access card puzzle
Escalation of Strange: Environmental faults, weird sounds, first locked zones, audio “ghosts”
Tool/Skill Gating: Upgrades unlocked via narrative triggers, experimentation ramps up
Full Descent: Safe spaces rot; red lights, ambient horror, “phantom” chases begin
Finale: Engineer triggers self-destruction — twist: station targets the Moon. Final sequence: escape, “enemy” AI, tragic ending.

Key Locations (Samples)

Location	Role in Gameplay
Player Ship	Safe zone, respawn, upgrades (workbench), access to logs/items
Hangar	Onboarding, access puzzle, first “false safety” glitch event
Crew Sector	Atmospheric horror, collecting logs, first true anomaly
Engineering	Puzzle/hacking focus, gather tool parts, descent into chaos begins
Bridge	Climax and ending — destruction, plot twist, final escape attempt

Sample Production Scope & Team Roles

Stage	Main Task	Role	Weeks
Level blockout	Prototype layout, spaces, events	Env Artist, UE Dev	1–2
Asset Kitbash	Sci-fi props & environment integration	Env Artist	1–8
Core mechanics	Tablet, hacking, triggers	UE Dev	2–6
Narrative/Logics	Dialogues, events, logs	Narrative Designer	1–10
Sound/QA/Build	Full polish/final release	All	10–13

Monetization

Free Demo/Prologue: focus on audience & wishlist for main game
Premium Prologue: $2–5, or bundle/DLC for future title
No microtransactions planned; honest atmospheric experience as main goal

Assets & References (samples)

Environments: Modular Sci-Fi packs, MDL, SciFi Hallways/Engineer, Star Creator, Polar Facility, etc.
VFX/UI: HOLOGRAM VFX, Advanced Scan System, 3D SCI-FI HUD
Audio: Sci-Fi Horror SFX/Music Packs
Logic puzzles: Mini-games 2, custom Blueprint scripts

Full referenced asset list in each GDD (see links above).